Mustard Prawn (Shorshe Chingri)

by Chinu Das

Ingredients :

Prawn - 500gm [6-7 pieces, big-sized]

Onion - 2 pieces [finely chopped]

Mustard paste - 25gm

Turmeric Powder - 1 tbsp

Ginger paste - 2 tbsp

Curd - 100gm [sour]

Coriander leaves - 1 cup [finely chopped]

Sugar - 1 tbsp

Refined oil - 100gm

Salt - As per requirement

Preparation method:

• Marinate prawn in salt, curd, mustard paste, ginger paste and turmeric powder for 1 hour.
  
• Fry chopped onion in refined onion till they become brown in color and stir it by garlic paste.
  
• As soon as the whole mass becomes brown, add marinated prawn and stir them by covering a lid under low flame.
  
• When oil separates out, add 1/2 cup of water by stirring under low flame till the whole mass becomes dry.
  
• Add chopped coriander leaves on the surface.
  
• Serve it with rice or fried rice and salad (cucumber, carrot, capsicum and tomato).
  

Hot & spicy curry of Rohu fish (Rui Macher Jhal)

by Chinu Das

Ingredients:
Rohu fishes- ½ kg [8 pieces]
Big size Onion- 2 [Chop them finely]
Dry chilies- 2
Pepper whole seeds-8
Cumin whole seeds-15gm
Mustard whole seeds- 15gm
Mustard oil-100gm
Turmeric powder- One teaspoonful
Salt- As per requirement

Preparation method:

1. Cut the Rohu fish into small pieces
2. Marinate the Rohu fish with salt and turmeric powder for 15 minutes.
3. In a pan, heat mustard oil, and fry the fish until brown color
4. In a separate pan, heat mustard oil, add some cumin whole seeds [1/4 of tsp] and one dry chili. Add the chopped onion until they become brown in color.
5. Add mustard seeds, cumin powder, one chopped green chili and pepper paste. Fry them under low flame until the oil separates out.
6. Add one cup of water and wait till it boils. Then add the fried rohu fishes into the pan and cook under low flame. Add common salt as per requirement. It is now ready to serve with rice.

Plantain Flower recipe (Mochar Ghonto)

by Chinu Das

Ingredients:
Prawn or Chingri - 100gm small sized, scales should be removed
Plantain Flower or Mocha - 1 medium sized
Chickpea or Kaala Chana - 50gm water soaked [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kala_chana]
Cumin paste- 2 tsp
Cumin seeds – ½ tsp
Turmeric powder- 1 tsp
Ginger paste-1 tsp
Green chili- 1 chopped
Potato - 2 big sized, cut into small cubes
Bay Leaves or Tej paata – 2 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bay_leaf]
Sugar- 2 tsp
Ghee- 2 tsp
Garam masala powder- 1 tsp
Cashew nuts or Kaju -25gm, make small pieces
Salt- As per requirement
Refined oil- 100gm

Preparation Method:

1. Dip the small pieces of Plantain Flower or Mocha in water mixed with salt and turmeric powder for one hour. Boil them for 2 minutes. Take them out from boiled water and keep aside.
2. Boil the Chickpea or Kaala chana in water.
3. Mix the boiled Mocha and Kaala chana. Add cumin paste, turmeric powder, ginger paste and chopped green chili.
4. Add oil in a frying pan. Add cumin seeds, tejpata and potato pieces in oil. Add prawn and the mixture of mocha & Kaala chana. Add salt and sugar to taste. Cover it with a lid and cook under low flame till the oil separates out.
5. Add ghee, garam masala and kaju(cashew) pieces before serving.

Note: For vegetarians, exclude the prawn from the ingredients.